Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0700, "Lamont Cranston"
wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:25:22 -0400, Balanced View

wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:12:16 -0400, Balanced View

wrote:


$1.00 in 1964 had about the same buying power as
$6.83 2008.


You are totally nuts. A gallon of gas, a magazine, a
paperback, a
pack of cigs, a six pack, were all a quarter in 1964.
A
.Colt 1911
.45 pistol was $62.50. Levi's were $2.25.

Casady


Go check it your self , they're all over $6.00

Go check what? My point was that the factor of six
figure
was bogus.
What am I supposed to check? That gas and cigs were a
quarter in 64?
I was there.

Casady

The $6.83 figure is accurate.

Sure it is. As you would have it, not 6.82 or 6.84.

Come back when you have something not prima facie bogus.

Casady

It's not bogus, though it's slightly low. The correct
figure is $7.09561.

ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt

Consumer Price Index in August, 1964: 31.0
Consumer Price Index in August, 2008: 219.964

219.964/31.0 = 7.09561

Sucks to be wrong, huh? But, I bet that you're used to it.

Come back when you need another lesson.